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Oral History Interview
… bingham: yes, in 1951, about the middle of 1951no, earlier in 1951, i had thought of coming back to washington. the korean war was on and i felt, i had an urge to get back into public service. i was practicing law but i was bored with it. and i …
Connelly, Matthew J. Papers
… met every week when the president was in washington, but the meetings increased in frequency following the outbreak of the korean war in 1950. connelly's papers comprise five series. the first series, notes on cabinet meetings i, contains summaries of …
Elsey, George M. Papers
… policies, the marshall plan, palestine, the point four program, soviet union, loyalty investigations, internal security, korean war, legislation, national defense, armed forces unification, and reorganization of the executive branch. notable documents … august 11: conference on aging letter 1950, august 30: voice of america letter box 34 1950, september 1: fireside chat on korean situation 1950, september 9: defense production act speech 1950, september 13: message to congress on general marshall …
Paul R. Porter Oral History Interview
… porter oral history interview oral history interview with paul r. porter chairman, shipbuilding stabilization committee, war production board, washington, 1941-45; deputy and later chief, mission for economic affairs, american embassy, london, … the time you came back? did it still have that impetus that... porter: yes, it was still strong, but the outbreak of the korean war skewed everything. that and the continued alarm over the russian moves in europe were already precipitating the … planning for nato. wilson: several people have told us it's their belief that [65] the department of defense financed the korean war out of the foreign aid program. it was never really clear. you couldn't get much information about just what was …
Sheet Music Collection
… given to president truman and other members of the truman or wallace families. much of the sheet music pertains to world war ii and american patriotism. [ administrative information | collection description | series descriptions | folder title … belongs to every man freedom fair freedom is everybody's job freedom isn't free freedom- liberty freedom-loving south korean rose freedom speaks freedom's call freedom's holy light freedoms world friends always friendship garden friendship's … waltz kisses from you kitty kitty where's my kitty kat kokura komm liebchen wander mit deinem leander korea land of song korean lullaby la falena la java la petite jeanneton la serenade la sonrisa de mary ladder of fame lady buccaneers lady of my …
Charles P. Kindleberger Oral History Interview
… that would be a good experience. fairly stupid of me to do that, because a man with broader vision could have seen a war was coming, but i couldn't. i agreed in february of '39 to go to europe to work for three years. it happened that with … with my wife. we had no children at the time. after the fall of paris though i decided i wanted to get out. either the war would be short and the wrong people would win, or [6] it would be long and it was a poor place to be. so emile despres, … economic affairs, a division of the state department, and they. were going to set up a division on japan and korean economic affairs. would i take over, and bring in my gang which were all streaming back from overseas? we went to …
Henry L. Deimel Oral History Interview
… luck henry francis grady became my mentor; he had been commercial attaché in london and the hague after the first world war. i became his teaching fellow my last year, and he became chairman of my ph.d. committee when i finally found something … for instance by president coolidge's famous dictum, "the business of america is business;" and coolidge on the war debt, "they hired the money, didn't they?" the major effort of the very good few men in the economic advisors office in … the beginning of the eisenhower period, because i was here during the elections. i was in india during the opening of the korean war and all the turnover that came; i was here on a long vacation during the summer of '52. let's see, my second …
Hubert F. Havlik Oral History Interview
… hubert f. havlik oral history interview oral history interview with hubert f. havlik war production board (office of civilian supply, program review), 1942-44; adviser on lend-lease, foreign economic … on the very first monthly operation in epu. you must recall now that this was taking place against the background of the korean war, which started with the previous fall. this affected the europeans; prices had risen, people saw shortages. the … in paris, felt very strongly that the crisis had been brought on by willful action of the german authorities. seeing the korean crises, it looked as though they decided to take advantage of their position and import as much as possible with which …
Frederick J. Lawton Oral History Interview
… because of a possible rise in prices, things of that sort. of course, we were in a period following the close of world war ii, and the redevelopment of industry and national economy, so that there was a changing price situation. also the … and the service secretaries and the joint chiefs before a final decision was made on the military budget during the korean period. in those cases, the issues were settled before they actually got into any message stage. [18] it became then a … that it would ride high enough on the water to clear the locks. morrissey: could you elaborate a bit on the impact of the korean war on budget making? lawton: well, the program, of course, had to shift rather immediately to a high production …
The President's News Conference
… take possession of and operate the [5.] q. mr. president, are you as optimistic as the pentagon on the progress of the war in korea? the president. i take my military advice from the military leaders, and i am optimistic, as they are. [6.] q. … mr. president, trygve lie, in his report on the united nations, said that the real crisis would come after we had won the korean war--that is, a crisis in world affairs; and he recommended high level meetings between the east and west to solve that …
Robert G. Nixon Oral History Interview, November 20, 1970
… came to washington, d.c., in 1938 where he served as their state department and foreign relations correspondent. he was a war correspondent, attached to the british army in france and belgium, 1940, during invasion of the low countries; evacuated … . hess: a member of henry luce's organization nevertheless. nixon: to bring this into focus it must be remembered that the korean conflict was highly unpopular, just as the war in vietnam now is. the reasons [926] and the necessities for it should … a pistol pointed at the head of japan. [930] the campaign seemed, at that point, obviously to hinge almost entirely on the korean conflict. this detroit statement by eisenhower, written for him by a luce minion, was, in fact, sheer demagoguery. …
James W. Riddleberger Oral History Interview, April 26, 1972
… and it had not been roosevelt's practice to keep the vice president very well-informed about the developments on both the war front and the diplomatic front, so to speak. this made it all the more necessary that we prepare the documents and do the … use it, yes. given all the circumstances. hess: there are those that say it was not necessarily the last bomb of the last war, but the first bomb of the next war. it was not used against primarily japan, we had already defeated them, it was used … the right kind of decisions. hess: in your estimation, what is his place in history... riddleberger: and then comes the korean war. hess: that's right. riddleberger: of which i won't... hess: that's a different subject isn't it? riddleberger: …
Dirk U. Stikker Oral History Interview, July 14, 1970
… was there a contradiction in u.s. policy? stikker: it came to us in a way as a shock, and a surprise. during the war we had been cut off from everything that happened in the rest of the world. we didn't know a thing. in the netherlands we … transfer of sovereignty was in '49. wilson: this is a hypothetical question. what would have been the situation had the korean war occurred in 1947, [10] say, rather than in . . . stikker: well, yes, then naturally that would have been … affairs had been solved, except the problem of coal, a fuel. the balance of [47] payments had improved a lot. the korean war changed that again. but the main issues when we started with oecd, was the dollar gap and the difficulties in …
Burrus, Rufus B. Papers
… county budgeting and financing are also covered. the u.s. army file documents burrus's service in the army during world war ii and in the army reserve from 1927 to 1941 and 1945 to 1975. the series includes information about army reserve summer … to it] foreign policy [truman's handwritten note of january 27, 1952 concerning the use of the atomic bomb to end the korean war; reaction to francis lowenheim's article of august 1980 on this issue] wentworth military academy speech, by harry … 1955-57] [3 of 3] fyke farmer vs. harry s. truman and j.m. rountree [attempt to subpoena truman in a case relating to the korean war, 1956] press release of speech by harry s. truman, 1957 [relating to the powers and duties of the president] …
The President's News Conference
… story from tokyo, saying there is evidence of washington stripping general macarthur4 of authority to speak freely on the korean war. it says that they have taken away from general macarthur all authority to issue decisions on current ground or military … back? the president. we will cross that bridge when we get to it. i don't know whether you had any experience in world war ii on price controls and wage adjustments. i did. and that was part of my job on that committee. and it is one of the …
Stephen J. Spingarn Oral History Interview, March 20, 1967
… i can remember an occasion in 1940 -- i would place it -- it was the summer of '40 or '41, between the time that the war started and we got into it, before pearl harbor, but after the war began. there was a debate in the high school in the … i had recommended this for some time to george elsey and others were strong for it too; in june just a few days before the korean war the tydings report was out, or about to come [128] out, and the president held a policy powwow at blair house -- … the white house was under reconstruction then and he was living at blair house -- and it was just a few days before the korean war and the congressional leadership was there; barkley, as i recall, and mccormack, and i don't think lucas was there …
Joint Statement Following Discussions With the Prime Minister of Great Britain
… effort must be made to achieve the purposes of the united nations in korea by peaceful means and to find a solution of the korean problem on the basis of a free and independent korea. we are confident that the great majority of the united nations … build up their defenses and to strength the atlantic community. we recognize that adequate defense forces are essential if war is to be prevented. accordingly, we have reached the following conclusions: 1. the military capabilities of the united …
Lord Oliver Franks Oral History Interview
… honor our commitments." gold and dollars flowed out to belgium, argentina, and a score of countries to whom britain owed war incurred trading debts. that [13] experiment in freeing up trade and currency had been disastrous for us. britain had … to rearm germany was obviously taken against the background of uncertainty whether the soviets intended to let the war in korea be the prelude to general hostilities. the united states and the united kingdom had been caught in berlin and … to go with, he accepted it. mclellan: what was your opinion of the truman-acheson [22] china policy in the year before the korean war? what were the circumstances under which britain recognized and the united states did not? franks: let me begin by …
The President's News Conference
… q. mr. president, going back to umt, a hill source said that your position was that you would not use umt until after the korean war, even if it were voted. is that correct, sir? the president. well, the situation with respect to umt has been very …
Frank K. Kelly Oral History Interview
… 1941, for outstanding work in journalism. in january, 1943, i entered the u.s. army. i served for three years in world war ii as a soldier and as an army correspondent in europe. i received a citation for distinguished service from lieutenant general john lee, one of general eisenhower's deputies. i came back from the war and returned to the associated press. and then i wrote a novel about the united nations, the clash between the u.s. and … kansas city; he has top clearance, charlie." johnson: do you know the date of that interview? was it before or after the korean war started? kelly: he didn't mention korea, so maybe it hadn't happened. he mentioned the atom bomb, and his decision …
Walter Hehmeyer Oral History Interview
… a better job or... hehmeyer: i was getting restless in new york and things were getting very serious, what with europe at war -- the defense program was moving along at that time and i was most anxious to get into something like that that would be … to investigation?" but as a matter of fact, the housing administration, for example, was not involved directly in the war effort. fuchs: who else was there when you joined the staff? hehmeyer: well, when i got there hugh fulton was the chief … for senator truman -- president truman. and, i don't know whether you saw it -- there was a big story in time during the korean war -- lowe had wrangled some kind of orders and got over there to korea and went right into the front lines and there …
Thomas K. Finletter Oral History Interview
… as the truman committee. does anything come to mind about mr. truman's association with the truman committee during world war ii? finletter: no, nothing. hess: all right. did you attend the democratic national convention that was held in chicago … it was not contemplated to send land forces, but it was thought that air and naval bombardment in support of the south korean troops would be adequate. do you recall that? finletter: i have no recollection of anything as definite as that, in … of the manner in which secretary of defense louis johnson acted to meet the problems which arose at the time of the korean invasion? finletter: it's very hard to answer that question without a full documentation of the various proposals and …
David K. E. Bruce Oral History Interview
… in all, a period of slightly over twelve months. at various times i was in the united states army: during the first world war from 1917 to 1920; during the second world war from 1942 until 1945. my only political occupation, if i can put it that way, as far as election to public office was … been accorded, or a contact should have been established. hess: what is your opinion of how matters were handled in the korean situation? should we have become involved in the situation in korea? bruce: yes, i think distinctly, because we did it …
Address at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis
… home promptly, and without appeasement. knowing very well that tremendous strides have been made in creating a tough south korean army of 400,000 men, yet he suggests that his old friends and colleagues in the armed services have been delinquent in … be held in reserve while the newly trained koreans did all the fighting? they did not. they express admiration for their korean allies, but they know the koreans cannot yet hold the line alone. listen to what sergeant first class james shatto of … there speaks a fighting soldier. and corporal harvey d. jones, of crumpier, west virginia, said this is a united nations war, and that the united states is obligated to share in the fighting and not remain in the rear and let others do the dirty …
The President's News Conference
… is what we have been working for constantly and continually. 2 see 1945 volume, this series, items 26, 27. when the cold war started in greece and turkey, and berlin, and finally in korea, we had to put forth every effort possible to prevent all the free world from coming under communist control. up to date, we have been successful in preventing a third world war. conditions at the present time are very grave. we have been faced with a steel, strike and an oil strike, and we are now … [20.] q. mr. president, have you anything to add to your statement on korea 12 yesterday? the president. no comment on the korean situation. my statement and general ridgway's13 covered the situation, and there shouldn't be talk about it in the …
Ambassador Philip D. Sprouse Oral History Interview
… proceeded to return to china by the back door, over the hump, through india. i stayed in china during two years of the war period and came home on leave at the end of '44. i was on my way back to china the following winter when i was suddenly … submitted my request for retirement. fuchs: was the work you did in france affected by the outbreak of the police action, korean war? sprouse: the korean thing had started before i got to paris. i left my job as the director of the office of chinese affairs only about a …
Cornelius J. Mara Oral History Interviews
… travel from greenpoint to columbia up at 116th street and broadway each night on the subway. while i was at columbia, the war broke, the first world war, and i volunteered. i wrote the adjutant general and set forth my credentials, and he replied … became president. i think destiny provided him with being the head of this country. he was a great, great man. hess: the korean conflict started in june of 1950, just about one year after you started in at the white house, do you recall where you … he may have communicated with harry vaughan, but i have no recollection of seeing him beforehand. hess: shortly after the korean war started in june of '50, secretary louis johnson was replaced by general marshall, that was in september of 1950. …
Frank A. Southard, Jr. Oral History Interview
… the treasury department? you mentioned previously that you'd been back at cornell in the economics department after the war. southard: well, i'm not sure of what caused him, to approach me. the direct approach was made to me by andrew overby, … one that suggested my name to snyder. it could have been true. i'd [3] known foley when i was in the treasury before the war and we'd been together in the war -- that's possible. but in any case, i came at the request of snyder, and took over on … didn't have much trouble, of course, in those years. so that was one thing. but that was easy, because beginning with the korean war the opposition couldn't summon up any real support and we always hid behind the u.n. we used to say, "well, this …
Rear Platform and Other Informal Remarks in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
… election in many, many years. the choice the people make this year may decide whether we have prosperity or depression, war or peace. the whole future of our country is wrapped up in the decision next november the 4th. peace is the most … of our political system and the needs of the plain, everyday people in this country and all over the world. during the war, president roosevelt sent him to italy to find out how we could best help the people of that great country rebuild their … back on the statute books, but the republican "good-for-nothing" 80th congress just laughed at my efforts. then the korean emergency came along, and by the time we got a controls bill passed and the stabilization agencies established, the …
James W. Riddleberger Oral History Interview, June 24, 1971
… reserve bank, and who was in those days the chief of economic warfare division in london, had to concentrate on the war trade agreements, primarily with switzerland and sweden. his time was so taken up with negotiations, that in effect i … this or that and the other and so forth. everybody wanted to keep the german market and i could understand that. but the korean war had started, and if there is one thing the germans understand they understand what you better do quick if war is … i think this is a retrospective view on his part. he thought that we became too rigid in 1950, about the time of the korean war, and that we should have kept open our options about the future of germany. was that at all a possibility then? …
General Louis W. Truman Oral History Interview
… think i ranked about number 4; i got into west point in 1928 and graduated from there in 1932. then i went to the national war college. [6] johnson: when was it that you attended the national war college? truman: that was in '48. i had correspondence courses with the armed forces staff college. although i wanted to … ii. in august 1944, he was promoted to colonel, after only twelve years commissioned service. between world war ii and the korean conflict, he served as secretary of the united states delegation to the united nations military staff committee, …
George M. Elsey Oral History Interview, July 10, 1970
… house staff, to mr. harriman' s staff? elsey: mr. harriman returned to washington a few days after the outbreak of the korean war, in the later part of june or the first day or two of july 1950, at the president's personal request, because he thought it would be extremely useful, helpful to him to have harriman close at hand. with the outbreak of the korean conflict, there was much uncertainty as to the long-range intentions of the soviet union, just what might be brewing …
Annual Budget Message to the Congress: Fiscal Year 1954
… estimated at 78.6 billion dollars. receipts under present tax laws, which provide for the expiration of some of the post-korean tax increases, are estimated at 68.7 billion dollars. on this basis, the deficit is estimated at 9.9 billion dollars. … which will amount to approximately 11 billion dollars, represent for the most part a continuing cost of world war 11; in addition, they include the costs of services and benefits for the growing number of veterans of the fighting in … strength of more than 3.6 million service men and women, an increase of more than 2.1 million since the beginning of the korean conflict and slightly above the average provided for in the 1953 budget. despite the slight increase in average …
H. Graham Morison Oral History Interview, August 4, 1972
… history interview, august 4, 1972 oral history interview with h. graham morison assistant to the general counsel of the war production board, 1941-43; captain, united states marine corps, 1943-45; special assistant to the attorney general of the … who has served in the corps. so, in 1950, and it probably was at the time the president had asked me to organize for the korean war, the office of economic stabilization, because he said i was the only one in "his family" that he knew who had the … of the war production board, and knew what had to be done to help to stabilize the economy so that we could arm for the korean conflict and at the same time not let the economy "go to pot." it had to be regulated. in any event, sometime in 1950 …
Robert L. Irvin Oral History Interview
… department of justice in washington, and had been told there was an opportunity on the staff of the truman committee, the war investigating committee. not knowing too much about it, and wanting the experience, i went over and applied and probably … beginning. another major investigation early, at that point in time, was converting the civilian production machinery into war production. there was a big question could we have guns and butter too; could we maintain civilian production? so, why i … time you saw mr. truman then? irvin: i was back there for the city of long beach in 1950, was it? this was prior to the korean war, i guess, so it's in around in there somewhere. they had gone into a curtailment program and shut down the …
Philleo Nash Oral History Interview, June 8, 1967
… interview, june 8, 1967 oral history interview with philleo nash special assistant for domestic operations, office of war information, 1942-45, and special consultant to the secretary of war, 1943. special assistant to president for minority … therefore, i just made it my business to work with admiral dennison and with others on it. of course, when we got into the korean war, then right away guam became a very important leaping off point, and it was necessary to restore military rule there for a while. so, this was done, but again, when the korean war was over, the way was clear for the civilian rule and the first civilian governor and so on, and it was done. once …
Robert Marjolin Oral History Interview, May 30, 1964
… experience. one of the englishmen told me that the allies had been working together for a long time on the conduct of the war and the initial peace settlement, so there wasn't really so much new about this oeec thing. would you agree with that? … in a different way, was it not? marjolin: well there were various forms of cooperation, in the years during the war, and at the end of the war. but this kind of close working together [9] was really, i would say, something new at the … you think they most became conscious of mr. truman -- in connection with the marshall plan, or the 1948 election, or the korean episode? marjolin: i would say that truman proved himself a great statesman, practically from the time he started …
Dr. John R. Steelman Oral History Interview, March 1, 1996
… assistant to the president, 1945-46; the assistant to the president, 1946-53. also served as director of the office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1946; chairman of the president's scientific research board, 1946-47; acting chairman of … johnson: off the yacht, the williamsburg ? steelman: yes. johnson: okay. i think we'll get up to 1951. you know the korean war was underway and the steel workers had not had a raise since sometime in 1950. and so there was talk about a … were asked to take his place. do you remember taking charlie wilson's place in the office of defense management during the korean war? [267] steelman: oh, yes. yes. truman, anytime there was a vacancy in a top job like that, truman would appoint …
Andrews, Stanley Papers
… arkansas trip to thailand, 1949-1950 box 3 government service file: 1950 general (3 folders) agriculture and the korean war foreign aid memoranda foreign trade, declining importance of europe international wheat council and international sugar … with no title) article on the federal bureaucracy (no title) "foreign aid priorities complete the circle" "the grass roots war - south vietnam" new york times articles point iv (untitled article) "point iv - more than a symbol" the reporter …
George M. Elsey Oral History Interview, April 9, 1970
… be made of them or might be required of them. there--admiral [wilson] brown who was roosevelt's naval aide most of the war, was very much concerned about having adequate records maintained for president roosevelt's own use in writing about the … of state subsequent to that too, are here. then there are a number of folders on messages that went to congress on the korean situation, radio addresses to the public, of course they were radio in those days, not tv, drafts in toto and here's … his marshall plan job at the end of june 1950. harriman came back to be on the president's staff with the outbreak of the korean war, and so harriman had already been back in washington close to a year by then, by now, and i had been working with …
Ken Hechler Oral History Interview
… d. roosevelt. administrative analyst, bureau of the budget, 1942, 1946-47; u.s. army historian, european theater in world war ii; author, bridge at remagen ; university professor, 1947-49, 1957, 1981-84; special assistant to the president, … kayle was primarily working with steelman. johnson: in the election of 1950 -- this was in the early stages of the korean war -- truman did not do much in terms of whistlestopping, did he? hechler: after the may trip, no. the may trip was … so successful that i think it was unfortunate that he didn't get out a little bit more. but being very occupied with the korean war, he didn't feel that it [145] was proper to go out barnstorming around the country at a time a war was going on. …
Letter to C. S. Jones in Response to Questions on the Steel Situation
… high taxes their profits after taxes are greater now than the profits they made after taxes in the three years before the korean outbreak--and those were very profitable years. the iron and steel institute has reported that its members--some 90% … charles s. (casey) jones, president of the academy of aeronautics at la guardia airport in new york city, was a world war i aviator and a pioneer in the aeronautics industry. he maintained a 220-acre cattle farm at washington crossing, pa. mr. …
John C. Campbell Oral History Interview
… at the university of louisville in 1940, at the time of the second reelection of president roosevelt. the coming of the war had a good deal to do with turning me from teaching to government service. teaching jobs were not available at that time, … weren't as backward about their relations with the west. they were still under threat of military action in 1950, and the korean war had just started. (how much the yugoslavs knew about the soviet role in starting the korean war, heaven knows. i don't think we know yet about it.) at any rate, washington was concerned that the korean pattern …
David H. Stowe Oral History Interview, June 24, 1989
… and i thought perhaps i could start by asking you again about security provisions for president roosevelt during world war ii. you mentioned a ramp and a small shelter, i think, under what was it, the west wing? stowe: the east wing. johnson: i … talk a little more about that again, about roosevelt and provisions for him? stowe: well, as i understand it, during world war ii, there were no arrangements for bomb shelters in the white house itself, but that a tunnel had been constructed from … security resources board. johnson: i might mention a couple of other things. in 1950, and this would be right after the korean war had started, the idea of having a science advisor to the president apparently became very important. weren't you …
Judge Carl McGowan Oral History Interview
… in that position until pearl harbor and then i went into the navy. i was in the naval service the [2] rest of the war, and for some time thereafter. i practiced law in washington briefly, but then returned in 1948 to the northwestern … increased in those four years. it was now twenty years instead of only sixteen, but they seemed like a lot more. the korean war, for all the wrong reasons, was very unpopular and in his preoccupation with foreign policy, which was the most … and that explains a lot of that slackness in washington, which was not really serious, but a man who's impatient with the korean war would seize upon something like that. it seemed to be worse than it was, and i think that, for all the wrong …
Durward W. Gilmore Oral History Interview
… supposed to when you're a young lawyer. then i ran for the state senate and got elected in 1949. johnson: okay, after the war. what did you do during the war years? gilmore: when i got out of law school, i applied to the navy for a commission in … did lose some seats in the congress, even though truman had gone out campaigning for them. of course, this was after the korean war started. gilmore: we had an old fellow here that, let's see, had been the attorney general in missouri for the … well, that's exactly right. that gave him enough "oomph" to where he was going to do it further. johnson: well, the korean war started while you were president of the young democrats too, i think. you became president in 1949, and the korean …
Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Need for Government Operation of the Steel Mills
… these are not normal times. these are times of crisis. we have been working and fighting to prevent the outbreak of world war. so far we have succeeded. the most important element in this successful struggle has been our defense program. if that … lack of steel, to cut down on our atomic energy program. i have no doubt that if our defense program fails, the danger of war, the possibility of hostile attack, grows that much greater. i would not be faithful to my responsibilities as president … made. now, a profit of $17 or $18 a ton for steel is extremely high. during 1947, 1948, and 1949, the 3 years before the korean outbreak, steel profits averaged a little better than $11 a ton. the companies could absorb this wage increase …
Robert G. Nixon Oral History Interview, October 30, 1970
… came to washington, d.c., in 1938 where he served as their state department and foreign relations correspondent. he was a war correspondent, attached to the british army in france and belgium, 1940, during invasion of the low countries; evacuated … returned to france; evacuated with remnants of the british army from brest, june 20, 1940; covered london blitz, 1940-41; war correspondent, attached to united states forces in european theater of operations, 1942-1943; correspondent in northern … end. the 1946 bi-election, just a few months after the end of the second world war, brought in a republican congress. the korean war, a much smaller conflict, was the final blow that turned the democrats out of office in 1952. the vietnam war …
Loy W. Henderson Oral History Interview
… dont you think to start talking about the truman era, as april l945. you have to sort of consider the events of the war. henderson: would you like then for me to tell you about my position and whereabouts at the time of the death of … compensated to an extent for nehrus aloofness. mckinzie: there were some difficulties, were there not, in 1950 once the korean war started, about when u.s. commercial policy changed, for one thing? henderson: well, nehru was irritated about our … one of the most important and difficult conversations with nehru was in connection with korea. when in june 1950 north korean armed forces with the support of the soviet union and communist china suddenly invaded south korea, the security …
Perry Laukhuff Oral History Interview
… impatient with the slow progress of public opinion in this country toward what eventually became our involvement in a war, because we saw the thing with great clarity and thought it was inevitable that we had to play our part. well, anyway, i … things, naval vessels and bombs and artillery and all this. of course, the really decisive event, for my money, was the korean war. now, i don't know whether you want to get that far ahead or not. there were one or two other things i want to … responsibility for internal security in case of an attack by the russians, all that sort of thing. it was the shock of the korean invasion of south korea that changed that, really radically changed that. i can't really fill in much of that picture …
J. Wesley Adams Oral History Interview
… dumbarton oaks conference and the san francisco conference was the determination that this time, in contrast to world war i and our experience with the league of nations, whatever was adopted must be accepted by the senate. they didn't want a … later. in cairo they spoke about it, but there [101] were these other issues, you see, that excited people. there was the korean war, which began in june of '50, only two months after i arrived in cairo; so, there was a great deal of talk and … adams' family visits, 81-86 khan, sir liaquat ali, 33 khan, sir zafrullah, 26 , 33 , 36 , 41 korbel, josef, 26 , 27 korean war, 101 leach, richard, 84 , 85 lozano, alfredo, 42-43 milk, harold, 73 missouri , u.s.s., 24 mohammed, bakshi …
Matthew Connelly Oral History Interviews
… harry s.; delivers message on, 206 , 268 importance of his support for, 439-446 views on civil rights, 434-435 civil war, 29-30 clark, bennett, 138 clark, charles patrick, 5 , 9 , 13 , 22 , 31 , 42 , 46 , 50 , 56 , 60 background of, 15-16 … 343-347 keech, richmond b., on the staff of, 202 key west, florida, vacations at, 313-314 , 316-320 and kimball, dan, 355 korean invasion, attitude concerning, 396 krug, julius a., in the cabinet of, 366-368 and landry, robert b., 237-238 , 239 … staff of, 55 truman, harry s.: as chairman of, 88-89 discussion on the purpose of, 29-30 relationship with the staff, 57 war department relations, 24-28 , 30-31 war production board, relations with, 61-63 truman doctrine, 390 truman, margaret, …
Annual Budget Message to the Congress: Fiscal Year 1953
… ago, the unprovoked attack upon the republic of korea made it clear that the kremlin would not hesitate to resort to war in order to gain its ends. in the face of this grim evidence, this nation and the other nations of the free world … during the past 18 months these deliveries have been smaller than originally planned, partly because of the demands of the korean conflict, and partly because of the time required for the production of complex long-lead-time equipment. our … production of machine tools is making good progress. magnesium production will soon be more than seven times the pre-korean level. increases in supplies of other critical raw materials such as manganese, tungsten, and molybdenum are also …
Sir Frank Figgures Oral History Interview
… the impression i have received both from documents and from talking with some people, [5] was that at the end of the war the machinery of bretton woods, these new international financial institutions, were thought to be sufficient to … treasury in july, 1946. one of the first things i had to do was sort of "get up" on what people had been doing during the war, but i'm not able to report on what the views were in '44-'45 from firsthand experience. i really wasn't close to it and … oeec would evolve into something rather formidable in the economic sphere, oeec itself, but that events, nato perhaps, the korean war perhaps, prohibited this. is that correct? figgures: i'm not sure about your time scale. you see, the oeec was …
MIlton Katz Oral History Interview
… represent the continuation of a trend in american political and social life which begins a decade or two after the civil war. you will recall that the granger movement arose in what was then the middlewest, the indiana-ohio area, and that it … more realistic. mckinzie: of course, the situation changed a great deal in the last two years with the advent of the korean war. katz: thereby hangs a tale. in early '50 the korean war had come on. it led to an increasing emphasis on the military phase. in this emphasis, we sought to accelerate …
Frank Pace Jr. Oral History Interview, January 17, 1972
… many cases in the supreme court of our state and a couple in the supreme court of the united states. [2] then came the war, i was in the air force, at home and abroad, and after the war i came back to washington and went into the federal government in the department of justice, in the tax division, as an … other side of the fence, i have to say i have some sympathy for their concerns in this regard. hess: at the time of the korean invasion, our armed forces had been greatly reduced and perhaps their effectiveness was reduced also. i believe the …
Gordon Gray Oral History Interview
… men, younger than i--you see by this time i had gotten to be, i think, 32 years old--there was little enthusiasm for the war among many of the potential leaders in the community, for one thing.. people who read this later on will just have to … wanted this study made, and he thought i could lead it as well as anybody else. of course, if i had known that the korean war was going to start, i wouldn't have left the army, but we really had at that time no real indication that this … was supposed to be a study of the dollar gap and right in the middle of the work the whole situation changed because the korean war broke out, so we had to reorient the study. mckinzie: how did you ever get edward mason from harvard to come down …
Rear Platform and Other Informal Remarks in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana
… world don't plan to engage in appeasement-for we have learned from bitter experience that appeasement is the road to total war. the communists have been stopped cold in korea. and the communists haven't crossed another frontier since, anywhere in … of the workingman every time it has come up in congress. and above all, let me ask you: do you want to avoid a third world war? then you'd better "look out neighbor." the republican candidate seems to be listening to some strange advice so far as … and i would never minimize the cost of korea. i am very deeply conscious of it. but never let anyone tell you that the korean episode has been a useless one. korea is a landmark--a great victory in our fight for peace. for there we have stopped …
Annual Budget Message to the Congress: Fiscal Year 1952
… to ourselves, to our friends and allies, and to humanity everywhere to spare the world the tragedy of another world war. we are likewise determined to spare ourselves and the world the even deeper tragedy of the surrender of justice and … needs of nondisabled veterans. in preparing to meet their needs, we naturally think first of the combat veterans of the korean fighting, but we must remember that during the coming years the lives of nearly all our young men also may be … of administration and for payments on account of deaths traceable to the extra hazards of military service. in view of the korean hostilities and the current enlargement of the armed forces, there is pressing need for new legislation to assure …
Gaylon Babcock Oral History Interview
… the most venomous remark vivian ever made in my presence about this matter was when harry returned from the first world war. vivian and i were together and the morning paper, as i recall, set out that harry and some other boys from our area were … 68 babcock, gaylon: background of, 1 communists, discussed by, 84-86 mining interests of, 62-64 japan, discussed by, 82-84 korean war, discussed by, 87 , 88 macarthur, general douglas, comments on the dismissal of, 86-87 and harry s. truman, 6-13 , … , 92 kansas city automobile club, 8 , 9 , 68 kennedy, john f., 100 , 103 , 107 kennedy, joseph, 107 khruschev, nikita, 98 korean war, a discussion of, 87 , 88 ku klux klan, a discussion of, 74-77 laguardia, fiorello, 89 , 91 league of nations, 93 …
Harry N. Howard Oral History Interview
… in the foreign service institute in the department of state during 1971-1973. i headed a similar program at the army war college, carlisle barracks, pennsylvania, 1971-1973 i will finish this program in the department of state this week. i came in during the war. i was asked to come down to washington in june 1942 by a person in the oss. i knew frankly that i really didn't want to … that in talking at the quai d'orsay we would say that the committee should be maintained. i had always understood that the korean commission was not a very impressive body. but on that one day, june 25, 1950, it was terribly important that a u.n. …
The President's News Conference
… about it, and then it may bring some questions to mind that you otherwise wouldn't ask! [reading, not literally] "every war has left a trail of crime in its wake, and the last war did that, too. i have been deeply concerned about it, and we have been taking positive steps to combat it. "as early as … that a new statement of policy is under preparation by this country and the other allied powers, seeking an end to the korean fight. did you see it? the president. i have no comment on that. [7.] q. mr. president, there seems to be--we would …
Robert G. Nixon Oral History Interview, November 23, 1970
… came to washington, d.c., in 1938 where he served as their state department and foreign relations correspondent. he was a war correspondent, attached to the british army in france and belgium, 1940, during invasion of the low countries; evacuated … returned to france; evacuated with remnants of the british army from brest, june 20, 1940; covered london blitz, 1940-41; war correspondent, attached to united states forces in european theater of operations, 1942-1943; correspondent in northern … to bring in a picture of the overriding things of his administration in the field of foreign policy. we then come to the korean conflict. there we were beset by communist expansion, not only in western europe from the russians, but in the far …
Address at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts
… and helped to man them. we have checked and frustrated the communist plans for world conquest without bringing on world war iii. now, my friends, these are tremendous achievements--of which this generation may well be proud. so what have the … our part that led the communist leaders to believe they could launch their attack with impunity, it was that vote on the korean aid bill in 1950. in the light of the world struggle we are engaged in, the republican talk about our being soft … was soft on tories. they vented their wrath, quite properly, on the traitor--benedict arnold. during the revolutionary war, there was a wide net of british espionage and treachery throughout the colonies. it was a terrible threat to our …
E. H. van der Beugel Oral History Interview
… a suburb of the hague he has a study containing an exceptionally complete library of books on the marshall plan and post-war europe. he combined the roles of a participant in the events which we were discussing and also of a scholar more than any … was the attitude toward germany?" there was a dilemma between the emotional feeling toward the germans right after the war, and it must have been pretty bitter in a place like the netherlands... van der beugel: yes, very bitter. brooks: and on … burden, i'm not very sure about it. it's very difficult to say. in 1950 the scene really changed. brooks: well, the korean business was very important here, wasn't it? van der beugel: yes. brooks: one of the people in germany told me that …
Hoffman, Paul G. Papers
… minutes of meeting - board of trustees - new york - october 16, 1947 correspondence 1948-1962 "selecting and training post-war sales personnel" - pamphlet case studies - numbers 1-4 - field development division - april 12, 1943 handbook for trade associations - april 22, 1943 (draft) "target for peace" pamphlet - may 1943 "post-war jobs in private business" (a handbook for community chairmen) july 1943 "telling the ced story" - august 1943 - … the box 70 american association for the united nations - 1953-1958 american council on nato, inc. - 1953-1958 american-korean foundation - 1953-1958 american legion - murphy project - 1954-1955 american legion - murphy project - 1956 asia …
Robert G. Nixon Oral History Interview, November 6, 1970
… came to washington, d.c., in 1938 where he served as their state department and foreign relations correspondent. he was a war correspondent, attached to the british army in france and belgium, 1940, during invasion of the low countries; evacuated … had come into the war in korea. the fighting was more desperate and prolonged. the battle lines went back and forth. the korean war lasted two years more, and technically, it still is going on because there has never been any peace settlement. … him. this was a most unusual proceeding which has happened to very few members of the senate in our entire history. the korean conflict was highly unpopular. the casualty toll was enormous. wartime controls had been put on again, and these were …
Richard W. Bolling Oral History Interview
… would happen if something wasn't done to stop him? bolling: i also, on my own, got the same sense; that we had to win that war although we weren't in it. i'm very much of an anglophile; i was then, and that's obviously from the literature. johnson: … and was happy i didn't have any. that was not anything i was good at. johnson: now, of course, in the summer of 1950, the korean war broke out. then, i think truman came to congress with a proposal to raise taxes, "pay-as-you-go." bolling: which … that and talking to some people about it. actually, between the president and [104] the congress we did pretty well on the korean war as compared to any other war, including world war ii. we did pretty well on paying for it as we went along. we …
Philip Kaiser Oral History Interview
… became very interested in the russian socialist party. he broke with [eugene] debs because he [walling] supported world war i, while debs opposed the war. and perlman got involved with the walling family through an incredible personal story. … to reshape their finance ministry. well, that's technical assistance. there are many similar projects. johnson: when the korean war came on, did that blunt the program? kaiser: the korean war was a setback all around. i suspect if you look at the appropriations, it must have made a difference. johnson: i …
Lewis T. Barringer Oral History Interview
… aspects of the handling of cotton. fuchs: were there any principal regulations or problems that were aggravated by the war effort that you had to deal with? do you recall? barringer: you experienced much difficulty by reason of the war, which … reason for its [52] inception, that is to re-establish world trade in every foreign country that was possible. fuchs: the korean war, i believe, brought about the necessity for certain controls on cotton in 1950. have you any reflections on that? barringer: the supply of cotton was greatly reduced by the korean war and to such an extent that it was necessary for the security council to announce controls on exports. the shortage …
John W. Snyder Oral History Interview, March 12, 1969
… to the director of the reconstruction finance corporation, 1940-44; federal loan administrator, 1945; director, office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1945-46. secretary snyder has been a longtime close friend of harry s. truman beginning with their service in the u.s. army reserves after world war i. washington, d.c., march 12, 1969 by jerry n. hess [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | additional … recall why his participation was held down? snyder: at that time he had so many real problems [1257] on his hands with the korean war and with our economy and fighting inflation and things of that sort that he really didn't have the time to devote …
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Earp Oral History Interview
… but he knew it had to be done, and he offered no apology. when he activated wage and price controls during the korean conflict, he knew that, too, would arouse criticism. all of his actions during his tenure in public office [26] … doubts to anyone. he wanted to be re-elected because he felt that his experience was needed during that time when world war ii appeared imminent. however, those of us who knew him so well and had observed his campaign had confidence that he … 15 hannibal, missouri, 3-4 , 22 jefferson city, missouri, 1 , 12-13 , 18 kansas city, missouri, 1 , 11 , 17 , 19 , 21 , 29 korean war, wage and price controls, 25 lambert, bruce, 11 macarthur, douglas, 25 milligan, maurice, 5-6 , 19 , 20 muehlebach …
Statement by the President on the Foreign Aid Rider in the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act
… section 1302 is of little practical importance insofar as it applies to the shipment of arms, ammunition, implements of war, and atomic energy materials. long before the korean conflict, shipments of these items to the soviet bloc were prohibited by the united states, by the western european …
The President's News Conference
… you know, between doing a patriotic duty in peacetime and doing a patriotic duty when the country is in a shooting war, when there is some sort of incentive that makes people more cooperative, more anxious to make sacrifices--and i can't … me. i haven't read it yet--i haven't seen it, in fact. [13.] q. mr. president, have you reached any decision yet on the korean aid program ? the president. no, i have not. [14.] q. mr. president, there are some reports that you are being urged …
Matthew J. Connelly Oral History Interview, August 21, 1968
… got to know him. hess: all right, he served until the end of the administration. our next category is secretary [339] of war, and mr. henry m. stimson was also a holdover from the roosevelt administration. connelly: mr. stimson was what you might … he would cut to the bone the expenditures of the defense department and set out to do so, with the result that when the korean war developed we found ourselves very unable to meet our commitments for our appearance in korea. hess: was this done … the overhead we had in maintaining the equipment over here and overseas, and he put on an economy program and without the korean war at that time being imminent, he succeeded in his [346] objectives. however, when the korean thing developed we …
Eben A. Ayers Oral History Interview, March 26, 1968
… as you go through these different points, unemployment, compensation, the fair labor standards act, wartime controls and war powers, things like that and i see very few references actually to the war itself. some things like recommendations for … department but that's the gist of it. and then he said finally things came to a head. hess: was this before or after the korean invasion that was in the latter part of june? do you recall offhand if he [282] had decided to replace johnson before the korean invasion or not? ayers: well, he says along in june in '50, "i made up my mind," and the invasion was on the 24th of …
The President's News Conference
… of government, and also the fatal mistakes of this administration in foreign policy, which built up russia and led to the korean war. i wonder if you think that those will be the issues in 1952? the president. i am against--i say i am against sin, too! …
Stephen J. Spingarn Oral History Interview, March 28, 1967
… to the attorney general and the department of justice. before we write a program, we have to know, "is this a one division war? can we handle it with rifles and machineguns, or is it a five, ten, twenty division war? do we need tanks and flame throwers, or even atom bombs?" i mean, this is all jocular, but that symbolizes the kind of … solicitor general. and i wrote him back that as far as i could recall no such conference had ever taken place because the korean war had come along a few months later and we were too busy with that to worry about other things. and secondly, that i …
David H. Stowe Oral History Interviews
… to mind, very quickly, was the fact that nothing had been done in the area of civil defense, and subsequently, under the korean impact, this became extremely important. not that we had to have a full-blown agency but we at least had to have some … governor, he would command respect. one facet of the problem was reflected in the opinion that the people had during world war ii when civil defense was often referred to as "fan dancing." so we needed a head of the agency who could command respect … of defense mobilization] which was supposed to have been concerned with short-run, immediate problems vis-a-vis the korean situation, as compared to the long-run nature of the nsrb, inevitable conflicts developed. i think that beginning …
The President's News Conference
… and we ought to take care of them. had it not been for that breadbasket working full steam ahead during the second world war, we could have lost the war. and that means something to the world and to us. and i am sorry that it takes something like--such as happened on the … now and should stop fooling around, did you mean to imply abandonment of the policy by which, since the outbreak of the korean war, the budget bureau has impounded several millions of dollars of appropriated funds? the president. it had no …
John Franklin Carter Oral History Interview
… didn't materialize. he thought that was the most important thing that could be done, that the issue was not specifically war or peace but that the issue was really survival of civilization, and this was a chance to do it. he felt, i gathered, and … vigorous and honorable attempt to lead the country in the direction of safety and peace. i think he got loused up in the korean situation, either by poor political advice, or by lack of familiarity with the field, or by other considerations with … he let this thing drag on into a rather meaningless slaughter. so, i would put a question mark against his handling of the korean war. i think in terms of domestic policy, it was time that the country had a man from west of the mississippi. it was …
David H. Stowe Oral History Interview, March 18, 1976
… had some problems in certain areas and i had gone to britain and made some studies of how the british handled the grand war. one of the areas which i did have was the developing along with the staff of the national security resources board, … i believe, or kansas city, at the time, were you at the white house when the word came in to the white house that the korean war had started? stowe: no, i just don't know where i was. hill: what events or policies at the white house disturbed the president most, was it the assassination attempt, the korean war, the beginning of that, just what were the tense moments at the white house? stowe: well, i would state that that …
Dean Acheson Oral History Interview
… dean acheson washington, d.c. june 30, 1971 by theodore a. wilson and richard d. mckinzie [1] wilson: at the end of the war and the first year thereafter, was the role that the state department, perhaps, saw itself as playing, one not just in … that is right. it isn't the fact that policy is nonpartisan that's important, it's the fact that it's good. now, the korean war was perfectly nonpartisan and it stank just as much when it was nonpartisan as it would if it was partisan. the …
John S. Dickey Oral History Interview
… dickey, could you begin by talking about your involvement with the state department just prior to the second world war? dickey: perhaps i should preface that by saying that i first went to the state department in 1934, as an assistant to … conviction about the importance of the program, if it had not been for the fact that the world was then moving into the war period. other things very rapidly superseded trade agreements as the central concern of the assistant secretary in charge … assembly a role in keeping the peace in the future. the uniting for peace resolution was adopted at the time of the korean war. they were trying to follow that up with the work of this collective measures committee, and i served as a …
Stephen J. Spingarn Oral History Interview, March 23, 1967
… lives a year: twenty to thirty billion dollars a year on vietnam, and we are slowly, i think, militarily, winning the war out there, the military war on the ground, but we seem to be losing, slowly, perhaps not so slowly, the other war, which … i went over this with you. i've tape recorded that about how i made this proposal at a staff meeting at the time of the korean war break out, of what we should do. hess: that's correct, yes. i asked you if you had discussed that with the … administration. 2. admiration for the character of eisenhower. 3. hope for checking further inflation. 4. winding up the korean war. sincerely, sam put this letter with the letter i gave you. that's the answer to it, you see. hess: that was short …
Roger W. Jones Oral History Interview
… issues. so, a new era began. we must remember, however, that in september of '39, the germans invaded poland, and world war ii began to break around our heads. almost immediately in the [15] development of our own defense programs, even though … defense matters, the realignment of national priorities and national resources against the possibility that the european war would make demands that were not in our thinking at all. and, of course, within a relatively short period it became … positions that he took, knowing he was going to be defeated on such things as medicare and fair employment practices. the korean war, the decision on macarthur, the steel strike, you name it, courage was the -- well, it just emanated from all over …
Address at the Eastern Parkway Arena in Brooklyn, New York
… in this country that the communists are saying. he is asserting that our economic gains are not real--that they are due to war or to the threat of war. this charge is utterly untrue, of course. in fact, it is the reverse of the truth. if it were not for the necessity of … advisers staff ever since i have been president of the united states, and if he knows any sure, quick way to wind up the korean situation, he should have told me and not used it for a political purpose. it would be much, much easier, if he knows …
Stanley R. Fike Oral History Interview, March 16, 1976
… debts left from the failure of his haberdashery business, which he had started with eddie jacobson back in 1921 after the war--'20 or '21 when he started it, it went broke i think in '21 or '22. he still had that debt hanging over his head. he … 'a good executive' probably would be better. he had learned command function when he was in the army during world war i, and developed it over the years in his position in government. he was a good executive. and he was a great student of … , 3 zoning law enacted in, 24-25 jacobson, edward, 6 kissinger, henry, 17-18 kiwanis club, fairmount, mo., 1 , 2 , 24 , 25 korean war, 22 laurel club, 15 lee's summit, missouri, 21 macarthur, douglas, 22 marshall, george c., 23 marshall plan, 23 …
Robert K. Walsh Oral History Interview
… it was a gloomy day, it was raining, it sounded like a good thing and the roosevelt people wanted to save the money, the war, of course, was going [17] on, and they had the inauguration on the back portico. hess: he came out on the back porch, … circumstances, i could see in a war or something. of course, well, this was '52, was that it? hess: yes. walsh: well, the korean war was still going. that was part of it. that was a big justification from his viewpoint. [91] but i didn't like … life out of them all the time. the republican as well as democratic. acheson went up, and generally on foreign aid and the korean situation. they operate behind the scenes. they sent people up. besides clifford and vinson, harry vaughan, i'm sure. …
Donald S. Dawson Oral History Interview, August 8, 1977
… and also when he was secretary of commerce. during the period that i was in that job, the defense buildup for world war ii began and i was in charge of all personnel for the federal loan administration and the rfc in particular. i increased … priority of building materials. we had some scarcity in foods; we had to have price controls, and wage controls. then the korean episode came along and we were involved in what we might call a vietnam war then, without any of the implications of … louis a., 54-55 jones, jesse, 3 kaiser, philip m., 56-57 key west, florida, 77-79 , 80-81 , 82 kittrell, william, 30 , 31 korean war, 72-73 labor, u.s, department of, 96-97 land, frank, 26 latta, maurice c., 62 lausche, frank j., 42 laurence, …
Roger Ockrent Oral History Interview
… interest in oeec was subsiding, or slacking off? some of the people have suggested that it came at the time of the korean war, and other people i've interviewed have said it happened as early as the signing of the nato treaty. ockrent: it's very … 18 harriman, w. averell, 10 , 11 , 16 , 40 hoffman, paul g., 12 , 17 italy, 19 , 22 katz, milton, 17 kinshasa, congo, 26 korean war, 11 london, england, 18 , 19 , 28 macarthur, douglas ii, 18 mcmahon, brian, 21 marshall, george c., 26 marshall …
The President's Special Conference With the Association of Radio News Analysts
… which is now the greatest government in the world, i think we can make that united nations work, as it did in time of war. i wish you would study that charter carefully. it has got some good things in it. but they are no good on paper. q. mr. … i gave each one of you a copy of that speech. 1 item 76. [4.] q. what about korea, mr. president? the president. the korean situation has all been published. we want a united korea with a democratic form of government, and we are approaching …
Wesley McCune Oral History Interview
… farm lobbies, including farm bureau, coop council, national grange, and national farmers union; atlantic convoys in world war ii; truman committee; kiplinger's changing times , office of the secretary of agriculture; defense mobilization board; … organization; democrat farm program; "brannan plan; hope-aiken act; mccarthyism; gore bill; price controls during the korean war; presidential campaigns of 1948 and 1952; keynesian economics; national farmers union headquarters; and group … or two? mccune: well, you remember they set up a defense production committee of some kind. johnson: you mean after the korean war started, i believe, in '50, the defense production act. mccune: i was over there a good deal as a second level …
Stephen J. Spingarn Oral History Interview, March 24, 1967
… hard on them. i remember, for example, i served eleven years in the treasury, from '34 to '49 with the exception of four war years, during most of which i was overseas in the army, and eight of those eleven years were under henry morgenthau who … his death says: mr. cox was the author of the lend-lease act approved before the entry of the united states into world war ii. and it proceeds to quote winston churchill and others in this matter. it says: mr. cox"s lend-lease work was … if clark clifford had never appeared in my office, we were going to do it, the point was this was the middle of the korean war, and steel was needed badly and anything that impeded the flow of steel and scrap into the steel mills was …
John W. Snyder Oral History Interview, May 21, 1969
… to the director of the reconstruction finance corporation, 1940-44; federal loan administrator, 1945; director, office of war mobilization and reconversion, 1945-46. secretary snyder was a longtime close friend of harry s. truman beginning with their service in the u.s. army reserves after world war i. washington, d.c., may 21, 1969 by jerry n. hess [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | additional snyder … to get the boys out of korea; his stature as a [1514] hero was very high, the women took up a very active campaign on the korean issue, and i don't think that any democrat could have won that year. hess: the time that he said that he would go to …
Records of the National Archives and Records Administration: Records of the Harry S. Truman Library: Director's Trip and Speech Files (Record Group 64)
… july 28 – speaking engagement-overland park rotary club, overland park, ks 1980, august 10 – speaking engagement-civil war ceremony, lone jack, mo 1980, august 26 – speaking engagement-independence rotary club, kansas city, mo 1980, august 26 – … mo 1986, november 15 – neighborhood councils of independence reception, hstl, independence, mo 1986, december 3 – korean delegation and governor ashcroft visit, hstl, independence, mo 1986, december 3 – korean reception, hstl, independence, mo 1986, december 31 – “the future is now” 1987, february 20 – speaking …
Robert L. Riggs Oral History Interview
… the chief counsel. i think i went to see him once about some subject. we were having some controversy in kentucky about a war plant or something out there. i've forgotten now even what the details were. hess: all right, now, going back just a … dropping of the atomic bomb; aid to turkey and greece; and the fall of china and czechoslovakia; the berlin blockade, the korean war. just what was your general opinion of the truman administration's handling of foreign affairs during those eight … 1 kansas, 28 kefauver, estes, 42 kennedy, john f., 24 , 26 kentucky, 1 , 6 , 43 kerr, robert m., 45 key west, florida, 41 korean war, 49 lawrence, david, 44 life magazine, 28 los angeles, california, 25 , 32 los angeles times , 31 louisville, …
Stephen J. Spingarn Oral History Interview, March 21, 1967
… spingarn: well, george was a young fellow who really grew up in the white house; he came there as an ensign during the war; he was in the map room -- as i understand it was a g2 operations room where the president could see at a glance what was … the trouble with general mcclellan was that he had his headquarters where his hindquarters ought to be. so i feel that the korean thing, although it ended in an inconclusive peace, although we still have troops [162] facing the north koreans, along with our south korean allies, across that demarcation line, the thirty-seventh or thirty--ighth parallel, that it was a success. fourteen …
David H. Stowe and William J. Bray Oral History Interview
… role in the white house in the early days when i first worked with him and his role as the head [2] of the office of war mobilization and reconversion. briefly, as you probably know, dr. steelman had been director of the federal mediation and … and he remained there until 1952 when he was made a member of the wage stabilization board during the later part of the korean war. similarly, so did mr. russell andrews. he went over there. both of these gentlemen worked for me in the bureau of … mr. gibson was handling the advertising liaison operation. you may recall the advertising council was giving, during the korean war, a substantial number of news spots and radio and television to the government, paid for i guess by the industry, …
George E. Allen Oral History Interview
… of the d.n.c., 1943; a director of the reconstruction finance corporation, the federal national mortgage association, the war damage corporation, and a director and president of the r.f.c. mortgage company, 1946. washington, d.c. may 15, 1969 by … of criticism on them, said we weren't much of economists, [11] because we said there was going to be no slump after the war was over, and it turned out that we were right. we got a lot of letters, truman did. so during those days there was matt, … hess: he had been accused by some historians of letting the military machine sort of go down hill a little bit before the korean attack. allen: well, he claimed that he was taking the "fat" out of it, and i wouldn't be surprised if that didn't …